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2010-03-19T05:16:11Z

Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer and producer is seen during an interview with Associated Press in London, Friday, March 19, 2010. Miyamoto, the creator of such classic games as "Mario" and the man behind Nintendo's po...

Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA

2010-03-19T15:00:33Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow.</p><p>While it is true that clever devices like the Palm Inc. shares plunged Friday after the handheld device maker's latest quarterly report raised questions about the its turnaround effort.</p><p>The company's stock was down $1.52, or 26.9 percent, at $4.13 in afternoon trading. The stock earlier set a new year low of $4.08. Its previous bottom of $5.29 was set W...

Ahead of the Bell: Palm share slide

2010-03-19T08:45:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Palm shares slide with its revenue expectations falling well short of Wall Street expectations</div><div><p>A number of industry experts are raising doubts about the ability of Palm Inc. to turn itself around in an increasingly crowded smartphone market.</p><p>The company's shares slid 15 percent, or 87 cents, to $4.78 ahead of trading Fri...

Eva Braun no "dumb blonde", says new biography

2010-03-19T08:45:29Z

<div><p>BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Adolf Hitler's companion Eva Braun has been treated as an inconsequential figure in the Third Reich by historians but the author of a new biography said on Friday she ...

Palm's phone sales slump and its stock dives

2010-03-19T01:30:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Palm sales slump in third quarter as its new phones struggle for attention; stock hammered</div><div><p>Palm Inc. reported sales figures Thursday that showed it's having a difficult time getting consumers to pay attention to its phones in a market dominated by iPhones and ...

Samsung, LG see growth, but know rivals are catching

2010-03-19T00:45:40Z

<div><p>SEOUL (Reuters) - Technology powerhouses Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics reinforced market optimism that strong demand recovery is in place, while cautioning that competition from global rivals is heating up.</p><p>...

Google denied Nexus phone trademark: report

2010-03-18T19:30:27Z

<div><p>Google has been denied a trademark application for its Nexus One smartphone after the US Patent and Trademark Office said the name had been taken by a related product, a report said.</p><p>The ruling issued last week said Google's application was denied for the "likel...

Barnes & Noble names new CEO in e-books push

2010-03-18T11:45:32Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc promoted the executive who spearheaded the development and launch of its Nook electronic reader to be its new chief executive, as the largest specialty Taiwan cellphone maker HTC, accused by Apple of infringing on iPhone patents, said Thursday it will "fully defend" itself against the charges.</p><p>"HTC disagrees with Apple's actions and will fully defend itself," HTC chief executive Peter Chou said in a stateme...

Corning shares edge higher after upgrade

2010-03-18T10:30:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Corning shares edge higher after upgrade; Thomas Weisel cites improving LCD TV demand</div><div><p>Corning Inc. shares edged up Thursday after an upgrade from Thomas Weisel Partners, which cited healthy demand for the LCD televisions that use Co...

Amazon allows Kindle application for Mac computers

2010-03-18T09:15:30Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it released an application to allow its Kindle e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers.</p><p>Amazon, maker of the popular Kindle e-reader, is t...

Barnes & Noble makes CEO switch

2010-03-18T08:31:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Barnes & Noble promotes Lynch to CEO post; Steve Riggio to remain as vice chairman</div><div><p>Barnes & Noble changed CEOs Thursday, elevating the president of its Web site to lead the company, a surprise move that highlights the importance of digital books to the bookseller's future.</p><p>The company said forme...

CyberTrips Book Versus App

2010-03-18T08:17:07Z

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HTC says confident can defend against Apple suit

2010-03-17T21:30:14Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cellphone developer HTC Corp said it is confident it can fight off a recent technology patent infringement lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple Inc and promised to issue a formal response in the next few weeks.</p><p>...

Sprint to support Google's Nexus One smartphone

2010-03-17T16:15:18Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's Nexus One smartphone will soon be available to subscribers of Sprint Nextel Corp, the second U.S. wireless service provider to anno...

TechBits package

2010-03-17T13:45:44Z

<div><p>Google Inc. is making two new versions of its Nexus One phone: one for AT&T Inc.'s network and one for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s.</p><p>The first U.S. version of the Nexus One, which Google is promoting as its own "super...

Google phone now works on iPhone's wireless system

2010-03-17T12:32:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Google upgrades Nexus One to work on AT&T's 3G network in latest swipe at Apple's iPhone</div><div><p>Google Inc. is making two new versions of its Nexus One phone: one for AT&T Inc.'s network and one for

Mobile 'apps' a $17.5 bln market by 2012: study

2010-03-17T06:16:03Z

<div><p>A study released on Wednesday indicated that the market for mobile device software programs should rocket to 17.5 billion dollars (US) within three years.</p><p>Downloads of mobile applications to handsets will leap from slightly more than seven billion in 2009 to nearly 50 billion in 2012, according to the independent study commissioned by GetJar, the world's second largest app store.</p><p>"It...

Fixing a Portable DVD Player

2010-03-17T01:24:26Z

Improvements in technology over the past years have meant that all the cumbersome devices we have around the home have now been shrunk down to a conveniently portable size. This is especially true of DVD players which are particularly useful now that they come in portable form, especially if you are going on a long trip or holiday and to have children that you need to keep entertained. Portable DVD players are ready equipped with a small plasma screen, some even with a remote control. As with...